September 21, 2001 Chicago Cubs at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 7
NYY 6 BOS 5
DET 2 CHW 8
KCR 7 MIN 6
CLE 2 OAK 5
SEA 1 TEX 9
ANA 8 TBD 7
@TOR 4 CHC 12
@HOU 4 ARI 10
@LAD 0 CIN 5
@MIL 2 COL 11
@MON 9
(11) NYM 3
ATL 2 PHI 1
FLA 0 STL 9
@PIT 5 SFG 2
@SDP 0

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 42,621

Friday, September 21, 2001, 7:22PM
Time of Game: 3:36

Cubs

81-66

Won 3

3rd, 6 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            1  1  0   0  0  2   5  3  0   12 13  0
Astros          1  0  0   0  2  0   0  0  1    4 10  0

W: C Zambrano (1-1), L: R Villone (6-7)

Astros

87-60

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Young 2B                    5   1   1   0    0   0  .281  .732   22    0   4   3B
  D DeShields 2B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .679         1   0   
R Gutierrez SS                5   1   1   1    0   1  .293  .757   13    0   2   
S Sosa RF                     2   4   2   1    3   0  .318 1.147   20    1   0   HR,2B
F McGriff 1B                  5   3   3   5    0   1  .307  .917   19   13   0   HR,2B
  M Stairs 1B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .803         2   0   
R White LF                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .316  .915   14    1   0   
  K Farnsworth P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  C Meyers PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .143  .543    7    0   0   
  S Chiasson P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
M Tucker CF-LF                5   2   2   1    0   2  .249  .746   19    1   0   3B
B Mueller 3B                  3   0   1   2    0   0  .283  .831   13    0   7   2B,SF
  A Ojeda PH-3B               1   0   0   0    0   1  .197  .512    5    1   0   
R Machado C                   4   0   1   1    1   1  .224  .601   15    5   0   
J Cruz P                      2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    1   0   
  C Zambrano P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Brown PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .722    1    0   0   
  J Tavarez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .292         0   0   
  C Patterson CF              2   1   1   0    0   0  .214  .616    9    1   0   
Totals                       39  12  13  12    5   7              162   27  13

BATTING

2B: F McGriff (24, off N Cruz); B Mueller (11, off R Villone); S Sosa (32, off W Rodriguez).

3B: M Tucker (7, off W Rodriguez); E Young (4, off N Cruz).

HR: F McGriff (26, off W Rodriguez; 8th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF); S Sosa (55, off R Villone; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: B Mueller (3, off W Rodriguez).

TB: F McGriff 7; S Sosa 6; M Tucker 4; E Young 3; B Mueller 2; R White; R Gutierrez; C Patterson; R Machado.

RBI: F McGriff 5 (93); B Mueller 2 (21); R Gutierrez (56); R White (45); M Tucker (58); S Sosa (142); R Machado (12).

2-out RBI: F McGriff 3; S Sosa; B Mueller; R Machado.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 7 for 11.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   2  .288  .823   16    2   1   
  A Everett PH-SS             1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   
J Vizcaino SS-2B              5   1   2   0    0   0  .278  .665   18    1   1   2B
J Bagwell 1B                  3   0   1   2    1   0  .289  .972   15    5   1   
  S Servais C                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .375  .819    2    1   0   
L Berkman CF-LF               3   1   3   2    2   0  .340 1.077   21    6   0   HR,2B
M Alou RF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .953   19    2   0   
  R Stone P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Truby PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .712    4    0   0   
O Merced LF-RF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .279  .787   13    1   0   
V Castilla 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .796   10    0   1   
B Ausmus C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .232  .632   18    6   0   
  G Barker CF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .087  .328         1   0   
R Villone P                   2   1   1   0    0   1  .053  .158    6    1   1   2B
  S Linebrink P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Lugo PH                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .716    6    0   0   HBP
  N Cruz P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400         0   0   
  W Rodriguez P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Ward PH-1B                1   0   1   0    0   0  .268  .807    4    1   0   
Totals                       37   4  10   4    3   5              155   27   5

BATTING

2B: L Berkman (48, off K Farnsworth); J Vizcaino (7, off J Cruz); R Villone (1, off J Cruz).

HR: L Berkman (32, off S Chiasson; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF).

HBP: J Lugo (5, by J Tavarez).

TB: L Berkman 7; J Vizcaino 3; R Villone 2; C Biggio; B Ausmus; J Bagwell; D Ward.

RBI: L Berkman 2 (116); J Bagwell 2 (120).

2-out RBI: L Berkman 2.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

PITCHING

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Cruz                         4.1   7   3   3    1   3   0   2.57   21   71-47   30· 6·11   12· 0· 5· 0     39    -     1.18  -0.15
C Zambrano, W (1-1)            0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0  11.12    3   16-9     8· 0· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.64   0.07
J Tavarez, H (1)               1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.48    4   17-8     4· 2· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.24   0.09
K Farnsworth                   1     1   0   0    1   1   0   2.85    5   25-14    8· 3· 3    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.39   0.01
S Chiasson                     2     2   1   1    0   0   1   3.00    8   26-19   16· 1· 2    2· 4· 1· 1          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    10   4   4    3   5   1          41  155-97   66·12·19   18· 6· 7· 1          1-0

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Villone, L (6-7)             5.2   6   4   4    2   4   1   5.87   25   89-59   34· 7·18    5· 8· 5· 1     43    -     1.09  -0.24
S Linebrink                    0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    2    5-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    2.65   0.07
N Cruz                         0     3   4   4    1   0   0   4.23    4   14-5     3· 0· 2    0· 0· 3· 0          0-0    1.04  -0.27
W Rodriguez                    2     4   4   4    1   2   1  18.00   11   42-25   16· 5· 4    1· 4· 2· 1          1-1    0.10  -0.03
R Stone                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   10-6     5· 1· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    13  12  12    5   7   2          45  160-96   59·13·24    7·14·10· 2          3-1

N Cruz faced 4 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: R Villone (1).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: J Tavarez (8; J Lugo).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Greg Gibson, 1B - Dana DeMuth, 2B - Charlie Reliford, 3B - Kerwin Danley.

Time of Game: 3:36.

Attendance: 42,621.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Houston Astros                       
1. E Young              2B    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. R Gutierrez          SS    2. J Vizcaino           SS 
3. S Sosa               RF    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. F McGriff            1B    4. L Berkman            CF 
5. R White              LF    5. M Alou               RF 
6. M Tucker             CF    6. O Merced             LF 
7. B Mueller            3B    7. V Castilla           3B 
8. R Machado            C     8. B Ausmus             C  
9. J Cruz               P     9. R Villone            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   2  3-3  12-  3   17%  66% B Mueller       R Villone       Double to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); McGriff Scores; White to 3B
   b 5   1  2-1  -23  3  -17%  28% J Bagwell       J Cruz          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Villone Scores; Biggio Scores; Bagwell to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   t 6   1  3-2  12-  5   14%  55% R White         R Villone       Single (Line Drive to LF-CF); Sosa Scores; McGriff to 2B
   t 7   0  3-4  ---  5   11%  79% E Young         N Cruz          Triple (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   t 1   2  0-0  ---  3    9%  56% S Sosa          R Villone       Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Ron Villone facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  8   48%  E Young         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   46%  R Gutierrez     Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  3   56%  S Sosa          Home Run
   O      ---  1   54%  F McGriff       Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Juan Cruz facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   57%  C Biggio        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  1   54%  J Vizcaino      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   56%  J Bagwell       Groundout: 3B-1B; Vizcaino to 2B
   R      -2-  3   48%  L Berkman       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Vizcaino Scores
   O      1--  3   50%  M Alou          Lineout: P
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Ron Villone facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   48%  R White         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  1   50%  M Tucker        Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      52%  B Mueller       Balk; Tucker to 2B
   O      -2-  4   48%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Tucker to 3B
   R      --3  4   57%  R Machado       Single to RF (Line Drive); Tucker Scores
   O      1--  1   55%  J Cruz          Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Juan Cruz facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   57%  O Merced        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   59%  V Castilla      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   58%  B Ausmus        Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   61%  R Villone       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Ron Villone facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   58%  E Young         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   57%  R Gutierrez     Lineout: SS
          ---  4   58%  S Sosa          Walk
   O      1--  6   55%  F McGriff       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Juan Cruz facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   58%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   54%  J Vizcaino      Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  4   57%  J Bagwell       Groundout: 2B-1B; Vizcaino to 3B
          --3  6   56%  L Berkman       Walk
   O      1-3  4   62%  M Alou          Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Ron Villone facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   59%  R White         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   57%  M Tucker        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   56%  B Mueller       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Juan Cruz facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   59%  O Merced        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   61%  V Castilla      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   63%  B Ausmus        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Ron Villone facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   60%  R Machado       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  4   59%  J Cruz          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   57%  E Young         Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Juan Cruz facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   49%  R Villone       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
          -2-  2   40%  C Biggio        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Villone to 3B
   O      1-3  4   45%  J Vizcaino      Groundout: 3B-1B; Biggio to 2B
   RR     -23  3   28%  J Bagwell       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Villone Scores; Biggio Scores; Bagwell to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
                  Carlos Zambrano replaces Juan Cruz pitching and batting 9th
          -2-  4   26%  L Berkman       Walk
   O      12-  8   29%  M Alou          Groundout: SS-1B; Bagwell to 3B; Berkman to 2B
   O      -23  4   35%  O Merced        Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 3.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Ron Villone facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   31%  R Gutierrez     Popfly: 1B
          ---  5   35%  S Sosa          Walk
          1--  5   41%  F McGriff       Single to CF (Line Drive); Sosa to 2B
   R      12-  5   55%  R White         Single (Line Drive to LF-CF); Sosa Scores; McGriff to 2B
   O      12-  6   49%  M Tucker        Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  3   66%  B Mueller       Double to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); McGriff Scores; White to 3B
                  Scott Linebrink replaces Ron Villone pitching and batting 9th
          -23  4   67%  R Machado       Walk
                  Roosevelt Brown pinch hits for Carlos Zambrano batting 9th
   O      123  1   59%  R Brown         Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-4, Julian Tavarez facing 7-8-9
                  Julian Tavarez replaces Roosevelt Brown pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   63%  V Castilla      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   66%  B Ausmus        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Julio Lugo pinch hits for Scott Linebrink batting 9th
          ---  6   64%  J Lugo          Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  6   68%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 3.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-3, Nelson Cruz facing 1-2-3
                  Nelson Cruz replaces Julio Lugo pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   79%  E Young         Triple (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   R      --3  1   83%  R Gutierrez     Single to LF (Line Drive); Young Scores
          1--  4   86%  S Sosa          Walk; Gutierrez to 2B
   RR     12-  4   95%  F McGriff       Double (Line Drive to CF-RF); Gutierrez Scores; Sosa Scores
                  Wilfredo Rodriguez replaces Nelson Cruz pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-  3   94%  R White         Flyball: RF
   R      -2-  5   97%  M Tucker        Triple to LF (Line Drive); McGriff Scores
   RO     --3  1   98%  B Mueller       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (LF-CF); Tucker Scores
   O      ---  4   98%  R Machado       Strikeout Looking
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 9, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-9, Kyle Farnsworth facing 2-3-4
                  Kyle Farnsworth replaces Rondell White pitching and batting 5th; Michael Tucker moves to LF; Corey Patterson replaces Julian Tavarez playing CF batting 9th
   O      ---  8   98%  J Vizcaino      Flyball: CF
          ---  6   98%  J Bagwell       Walk
          1--  4   95%  L Berkman       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Bagwell to 3B
   O      -23  4   97%  M Alou          Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  3   99%  O Merced        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 9, Astros 3.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 9-3, Wilfredo Rodriguez facing 9-1-2
          ---  6   99%  C Patterson     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
   O      1--  2   99%  E Young         Flyball: CF
   O      1--  1   99%  R Gutierrez     Flyball: CF
          1--  4   99%  S Sosa          Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Patterson to 3B
   RRR    -23  3  100%  F McGriff       Home Run; Patterson Scores; Sosa Scores
                  Chad Meyers pinch hits for Kyle Farnsworth batting 5th
          ---  7  100%  C Meyers        Walk
   O      1--  6  100%  M Tucker        Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 12, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-12, Scott Chiasson facing 7-8-9
                  Scott Chiasson replaces Chad Meyers pitching and batting 5th; Matt Stairs replaces Fred McGriff playing 1B batting 4th
   O      ---  2  100%  V Castilla      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5  100%  B Ausmus        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Daryle Ward pinch hits for Wilfredo Rodriguez batting 9th
          ---  4  100%  D Ward          Single (Line Drive to CF-RF)
                  Adam Everett pinch hits for Craig Biggio batting 1st
   O      1--  3  100%  A Everett       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 12, Astros 3.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 12-3, Ricky Stone facing 7-8-9
                  Ricky Stone replaces Moises Alou pitching and batting 5th; Scott Servais replaces Jeff Bagwell playing C batting 3rd; Daryle Ward moves to 1B; Jose Vizcaino moves to 2B; Adam Everett moves to SS; Lance Berkman moves to LF; Glen Barker replaces Brad Ausmus playing CF batting 8th; Orlando Merced moves to RF; Augie Ojeda pinch hits for Bill Mueller batting 7th
   O      ---  5  100%  A Ojeda         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2  100%  R Machado       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3  100%  C Patterson     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 12, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-12, Scott Chiasson facing 2-3-4
                  Delino DeShields replaces Eric Young playing 2B batting 1st; Augie Ojeda moves to 3B
   O      ---  2  100%  J Vizcaino      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2  100%  S Servais       Popfly: 2B
   R      ---  4  100%  L Berkman       Home Run
                  Chris Truby pinch hits for Ricky Stone batting 5th
   O      ---  4  100%  C Truby         Popfly: 3B
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 12, Astros 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU200109210

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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